Fairer funding for rural communities
Kerry Booth, Chief Executive of the Rural Services Network, recently wrote in the Care Management Matters periodical, asking the question how can we ensure an ageing rural population can access the care services they need?
Energy bills set to stay high despite price cap cut
BBC News reports that experts warn energy bills are set to remain high
Free toolkit launched to support setting up Warm Hubs
A toolkit to help set up Warm Hubs across the country has been launched, with support agencies encouraged to build on this winter’s Warm Spaces initiatives and convert them to Warm Hubs.
Plunkett and the community business movement – Impact Report 2022
The Plunkett Foundation is the only organisation supporting rural community-owned businesses at every stage of their journey in all four UK nations. It recently released its Impact Report 2022, detailing its successes and achievements over the year and vision for the future. Chris Cowcher, Head of Policy and Communications at the Plunkett Foundation, writes “in […]
£165 million fund launched to transform local skills
Department for Education issued a press release provides details of how local communities across the country are set to benefit from a share of £165 million to transform skills training in their area and help get more people into jobs closer to home
